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India-EU Sustainable Cooperation: From Dialogue to Action - A Report

The relations between India and the European Union (EU) have evolved. In recent years, the two sides have extended through successive climate cooperation initiatives to develop collaborations in energy efficiency, climate mitigation, renewable energy, transport systems and beyond. 


India-EU Sustainable Cooperation: From Dialogue to Action

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Since the inception of the Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (CECP) in 2016 and the announcement of the EU’s ‘India Strategy’, the two sides, in response to improving the overall market and investment environment, have indicated their commitment to developing enhanced cooperation on sustainable development and modernisation in partnership with India.


Therefore, the report attempts to analyse the India-EU sustainable technology collaboration and present a roadmap to bolster and further enhance collaboration on varied sectors associated with energy security, digital networks & transport systems, industrial development initiatives and the role of M.S.M.Es.


The key highlights of the report include:

  • The importance of enhancing research and innovations in further support sectoral dialogue and initiatives on green technologies and sustainable energy systems.


  • Enabling secure cross-border exchange and bolstering sustainable mobility using digital networks and present sustainable mobility infrastructure.


  • Strategic partnerships and the importance of circular economic systems in advancing sustainable industrial production systems and developments.


  • Importance of M.S.M.Es in enhancing trade and

         regulatory standards. 


DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS


Relations between India and the EU have a long-standing history. An initial cooperation agreement was established in 1994, and since 2004, both parties have been strategic partners. In 2022, India and the EU marked 60 years of bilateral diplomatic relations.


For what concerns India-EU cooperation on sustainable technologies, it is crucial to highlight one of the most recent agreements, the EU-India Strategic Partnership: A Roadmap

to 2025, endorsed during the EU-India Summit on July 15th, 2020. The program outlines key actions in research and innovation to support ongoing sectoral dialogues and enhance cooperation, particularly in health research, as well as digital and green technologies. It also aims to strengthen the innovation aspect of the partnership by fostering connections between startups.


Current EU-India climate and energy relations are coded in the India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (CECP), that was agreed upon during the EU-India Summit of 2016: reinforcing cooperation on renewable energies and the further implementation of the Paris Agreement by strengthening joint activities to adopt more climate friendly energy sources, such as solar and wind energy, is the focus of this joint project.


This partnership was reconfirmed in a mutual statement at the EU-India Summit of 2017 and during the EU-India Leaders Meeting in 2021, as well as during the above-mentioned EU-India Summit of 2020 through the Roadmap to 2025 program.


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For all official and academic purposes, use the following as a citation, which follows the Chicago Manual Style.


Anirban Dutta, Devasya Mitra, Digvijay Singh, and Sofia Marchesin

“India-EU Sustainable Cooperation: From Dialogue to Action”

THE GEOSTRATA & CENTRO STUDI INTERNAZIONALI,

January 24, 2026.


BY ANIRBAN DUTTA, DEVASYA MITRA,

DIGVIJAY SINGH, AND SOFIA MARCHESIN

TEAM GEOSTRATA & CENTRO STUDI INTERNAZIONALI

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